Mr. Specter (for himself
and Mr. Hagel) introduced the following
bill; which was read the first time

July 14, 2008

Read the second time and placed on the
calendar

A BILL

To extend immigration programs to promote legal
immigration and for other purposes.

1.

Short
title

This Act may be cited as
the Legal Immigration Extension Act of
2008.

2.

Extension of
EB–5 regional center pilot program

Subsection (b) of section 610 of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–395; 8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is
amended by striking shall set aside and all that follows through
eligible for admission and inserting shall set aside
3,000 visas annually for 20 years to include such aliens as are eligible for
admission.

3.

Extension of
Conrad State 30 Program

Subsection (c) of section 220 of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–416; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking June 1, 2008
and inserting June 1, 2013.

4.

Special
immigrant nonminister religious worker program

(a)

Regulations

Not
later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue
final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud related to the granting of
special immigrant status for special immigrants described in subclause (II) or
(III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)).

(b)

Extension

Subclause
(II) and subclause (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by striking
October 1, 2008, both places such term appears and inserting
October 1, 2011,.

(c)

Report

Not
later than September 30, 2010, the Inspector General of the Department of
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the
regulations described in subsection (a).

5.

Extension of the
E-Verify program

(a)

Extension

Subsection
(b) of section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a
note) is amended by striking at the end of the 11-year period beginning
on the first day the pilot program is in effect. and inserting
not later than December 31, 2013..

(b)

Designation of
E-Verify program

Title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8
U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)
of section 401(c), by striking basic pilot and inserting
E-Verify;

(2)

in section
403—

(A)

in subsection
(a)—

(i)

in
the heading, by striking Basic pilot and inserting
E-Verify; and

(ii)

in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking basic pilot and
inserting E-Verify;

(B)

in paragraph (1)
of subsection (b), by striking basic pilot and inserting
E-Verify; and

(C)

in paragraph (1)
of subsection (c), by striking basic pilot and inserting
E-Verify; and

(3)

in paragraph (2)
of section 405(b), by striking basic pilot and inserting
E-Verify.